Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Cassidy Abrams (Chief of Security) in Main Sim: Planet Surface

Posted by Gamemaster Christopher Bennett (GMT) in Main Sim: Planet Surface

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Avik (XO) in Main Sim: Shuttlebay
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=/\=Acknowledged, Bridge.=/\= She left the comm line open as the captain had instructed.

Cassidy started up the engine and when given the thumbs-up form the bay crew, she piloted the shuttle through the shuttlebay doors, leaving the relative safety fo the Europa behind. She banked them slightly to starboard and entered in a flight path to lead them over the location where the mixture of lifesigns were, careful to avoid going anywhere near the indigenous population.

“We’re heading in. I’m doing my best to make sure that the locals don’t see us. Once we hit the stratosphere, we should hopefully have better sensor readings, but let me know if you want to land. Otherwise we can hover over an area to get our bearing better,” Abrams said.

Abrams, COS

“I’m anxious to meet whomever our mysterious researcher is,” Zeke said. “I want to review his notes and procedures.”

CMO

OCC: I’m sorry, time is getting away from me.

IC: The shuttle trip to the surface was simple and easy. As they entered the atmosphere, the sensors got worse for a time, but as they got lower they improved. Most of the radiation was concentrated in the upper atmosphere. As they cleared the clouds they saw a vast plain with scattering of hills and small mountains. The area was heavily forested and a dense fog seemed to roll over the ground. Off in the distance, a thunderstorm was moving fast away from them, indicating that the area just received rain.
There were random pockets of open space, big enough for the shuttle to land in. The sensors showed that the graveyard was about 100 meters north of a landing zone. The human, however was harder to locate. He seemed to be in group of small mountains about 3 KM north east of the graveyard. However, either the sensor were having still having issues, or this human learned to teleport because he was moving much faster then a human normally would. The sensors showed him moving at a rate of about 100 km an hour, but appearing and disappearing in different spots along the range.

-GMT

As the pre-flight procedures ended, Avik finished strapping herself into her seat. She doubt checked it as she looked toward the front. Her eyes watched space change into the atmosphere as they descended into the clouds. The landscape of such a flight never ceased to stop amazing her.

Her admiration for the journey was disrupted when Abrams spoke. Avik zeroed her attention right on the woman then looked to the sensors. Her head tilted back in confusion as she relayed what they were telling her.

“I’ve located the human at a small group of mountains about 3 KM northeast of the graveyard. However, he’s moving at an inhuman rate. About 100 KM an hour as if he’s teleporting. I’m scanning for any signs of a transport or outside source causing it,” Avik stated as she typed in the additional orders for the sensors.

She wasn’t sure about the connection between the graveyard and the individual. Investigating either one might reveal answers. She recalled her orders and decided to gain opinions from her current team.

“We have two options. We can investigate the graveyard or we can go after the individual. The latter option is going to be the hardest unless he stops at some point. Right now, we don’t have answers on how or if the two are connected. What is both of your opinions on which we should go after first?” Avik asked, guess which one they might suggest.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

Zeke took a drink from his coffee. “He’s got a vehicle,” he assumed. “The graveyard isn’t moving. As a doctor, I’d like to check that out first.”

CMO

“I’m good with that,” Abrams replied. “Sure beats chasing a moving target. Generally doesn’t wrk in our favour,” she sCMO as she banked the shuttle and set them up to land at the graveyard but giving them enough time to change their minds if needed.

Abrams, COS

“Very well, let’s check out the graveyard. It’s also the safest option because I doubt bones will hurt us.” Avik stated, confirming the order to set down.

She turned back to the scans to ensure there were no surprises when they landed.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“And maybe our mystery researcher will notice us landing, and come to greet us,” Zeke optimistically added.

CMO

The shuttle landed with out incident. Initial scans would show that the graveyard was about 100 meters north of the landing spot. It seemed to be on the edge of a large conifer forest that seemed to stretch on endlessly. Beyond the graveyard, tricorder readings could make out what looked like a make shift campsite, however, beyond 150 meters, the tricorder had a hard time getting accurate readings due to the radiation.
Off to the right, was another graveyard, corpses of animals from the area. Tricorder readings indicated that they had wounds sustained from piercing weapons, and giving the state of the remains, were hunting related. There were no lifesigns, animal or otherwise within 150 meters of their location. A few insects flew around was all the tricorder could pick up, all non dangerous.

-GMT

“I’ll hold judgement on that,” Avik stated at Zeke, not agreeing with his positive outlook.

When they landed, she looked at the scans. Her eyes looked at the other two and finally spoke to Abrams.

“Abrams, do you will want to do a first sweep of the area or should we go out together?”

She accepted either decision, but Abrams had better experience and expertise in this situation. Her call would determine their safety while investigating the graveyard.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

“I’ll sweep,” the security chief said with a nod and opened her comm. “Open comm,” she said as she checked her weapon and had her tricorder open. The scans looked innocuous, but there was only so much she’d trust at face value under these circumstances.

Moving away from the shuttle, Cassidy moved with light steps, her gaze switching frequently from the tricorder to her surroundings . Was it all as it seemed?

Abrams, COS

Zeke went to make his way to where the graveyard was. He flipped open his trusty medical tricorder to get some scans and compare those to the baseline readings that he already had on file.

CMO